Wireless communication device, wireless communication method, wireless communication device control program, and wireless communication system

Abstract

A wireless communication device performs a communication with a communication device wirelessly. The wireless communication device comprises a communication information acquisition unit, a selection unit, and a communication unit. The communication information acquisition unit acquires a communication information from the communication device using a short distance wireless communication, the communication information indicating a plurality of communication paths available to the communication device and other than the short distance wireless communication. The selection unit selects one of a plurality of communication paths other than the short distance wireless communication based on the communication information. The communication unit performs a communication with the communication device in the selected one of the plurality of communication paths. The selection unit selects one communication path available to both the wireless communication device and the communication device according to a predetermined information indicative of priority criteria for selecting a communication path.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wireless communication device performing a communication with a communication device wirelessly, comprising:
 a communication information acquisition unit that acquires a communication information from the communication device using a short distance wireless communication, the communication information indicating a plurality of communication paths available to the communication device and other than the short distance wireless communication; 
 a selection unit that selects one of a plurality of communication paths other than the short distance wireless communication based on the communication information; and 
 a communication unit that performs a communication with the communication device in the selected one of the plurality of communication paths; 
 wherein the selection unit selects one communication path available to both the wireless communication device and the communication device according to a predetermined information indicative of priority criteria for selecting a communication path. 
 
     
     
       2. The wireless communication device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a selection condition acquisition unit that acquires the predetermined information for selecting the one of the plurality of communication paths used in the communication with the communication device; 
 wherein the selection unit selects the one of the plurality of communication paths communicating with the communication device in accordance with the predetermined information; 
 wherein the selection condition acquisition unit acquires the predetermined information specified by a user. 
 
     
     
       3. The wireless communication device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an attribute information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information, which indicates an attribution of a print target, from the communication device in the short distance wireless communication; 
 wherein the selection unit selects the one of the plurality of communication paths communicating with the communication device based on the attribute information. 
 
     
     
       4. The wireless communication device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an attribute information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information, which indicates an attribution of the communication device, from the communication device in the short distance wireless communication; 
 wherein the selection unit selects the one of the plurality of communication path communicating with the communication device based on the attribute information. 
 
     
     
       5. The wireless communication device according to  claim 1 ,
 the plurality of communication paths includes at least two of a Wi-Fi communication, a Wi-Fi Direct communication, a Bluetooth communication and a communication using mobile telephone network. 
 
     
     
       6. A non-transitory computer readable medium recording a wireless communication device control program executed in a wireless communication device to perform a wireless communication with a communication device comprising:
 a communication information acquisition function that acquires a communication information from the communication device using a short distance wireless communication, the communication information indicating a plurality of communication paths available to the communication device and other than the short distance wireless communication; 
 a selection function that selects one of a plurality of communication paths other than the short distance wireless communication based on the communication information; and 
 a communication function that performs a communication with the communication device in the selected one of the plurality of communication paths; 
 wherein the selection function selects one communication path available to both the wireless communication device and the communication device according to a predetermined information indicative of priority criteria for selecting a communication path. 
 
     
     
       7. A wireless communication system having a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device and performing a communication between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device,
 the first wireless communication device having
 a communication path information transmitting unit that transmits a communication path information to the second wireless communication device using a short distance wireless communication, the communication path information indicating a plurality of wireless communication paths available to the first wireless communication device and other than the short distance wireless communication; 
 
 the second wireless communication device having
 a communication information acquisition unit that acquires a communication information from the communication device using a short distance wireless communication, the communication information indicating a plurality of communication paths available to the communication device and other than the short distance wireless communication; 
 a selection unit that selects one of a plurality of communication paths other than the short distance wireless communication based on the communication information; and 
 a communication unit that performs a communication with the communication device in the selected one of the plurality of communication paths; 
 wherein the selection unit selects one communication path available to both the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device according to a predetermined information indicative of priority criteria for selecting a communication path.